Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the country has reached the end of the second Elizabethan era that began when she ascended the throne 70 years ago.
With Her Majesty’s passing on Thursday (September 8), the throne immediately and automatically passed to her son, the former Prince of Wales, King Charles III. With this, Britain enters a new era in its more than 1,000-year royal history.
On Friday (September 9), Prime Minister Liz Truss spoke in the House of Commons to pledge “loyal service” to the new monarch. After paying tribute to the late Queen, who she described as “the rock on which modern Britain was built,” Truss said of the King: "We owe him our loyalty and devotion.
